10 Reasons to Abolish the IMF and the World Bank - Softcover

Danaher, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583224645 ISBN 13: 9781583224649

Publisher: Seven Stories Press, 2001

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Synopsis:

The massive street protests of Seattle in 1999 gave birth to a new global movement which protests the policies and practices of international financial institutions like the WTO and the IMF, a movement that by 2001 in Genoa had greatly multiplied in size. Here, with ten concise arguments to challenge these institutions and all advocates of "free trade", a respected sociologist outlines how trade "liberalisation" further widens the gap between rich and poor in all nations. Revealing the lies and hypocrisies behind the IMF's lending policies in the Third World, which actually threaten local democracies and force cuts to social programs, Danaher offers the perfect primer for readers of all backgrounds. With humour and clarity he discusses the impact "free market" ideology has on international politics, the environment, and the quality of everyone's lives.

About the Author:

A New Jersey native and long-time California resident, Global Exchange co-founder KEVIN DANAHER has been called “the Paul Revere of globalism’s woes.” He received his PhD from the University of California at Santa Cruz and has lectured at universities and to community organizations throughout the United States. The author of several books on U.S. foreign policy and the global economy, Danaher’s articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Harvard Educational Review, theNation, and elsewhere. He lives in San Francisco.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1583224645
• ISBN 13: 9781583224649
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 104